W-S police chief: 2 officers still on administrative duty

Police identified the officers involved as Officer B.K. Ayers and Officer B. Ferguson. They were placed on administrative leave during the investigation, as is standard procedure.

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -

Winston-Salem police Chief Barry Rountree said Thursday that the two officers involved in a shooting on Oct. 15 remain on administrative duty.

Meanwhile, police have served warrants on a man who was hospitalized in the shooting.

The incident happened Oct. 18 in the 1600 block of North Liberty Street.

James Edward Plater, and Aonta De'Vaux Ruth, both 32, were taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Ruth was treated and released, while Plater remains at Baptist.

Police identified the officers involved as Officer B.K. Ayers and Officer B. Ferguson. They were placed on administrative leave during the investigation, as is standard procedure. Chief Rountree stressed Thursday that the officers have not been suspended.

Ferguson was approaching a green Cadillac Seville he had stopped when a confrontation ensued, police said. Ferguson started shooting during the confrontation, and the car sped away.

The car circled a business at 16th and Liberty streets and hit a chain-link fence, police said. Ayers, who was responding on foot to assist, shot at the car as it went east on Liberty Street, police said.

The car crashed into Gilmore's Funeral Home at 1609 N. Liberty St., next to a Citgo gas station.

Plater was charged Thursday with assault with a deadly weapon on a government official and driving with a revoked license.

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Images: W-S officer involved shooting

Images: W-S officer involved shooting

Two officers are on administrative leave after two men suffered gunshot wounds early Friday morning, Winston-Salem police said. The incident began around 12:30 a.m. in the 1600 block of North Liberty Street.

James Edward Plater, and Aonta De'Vaux Ruth, both 32, were taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. Ruth was treated and released, while Plater remains at Baptist in serious condition.

Police identified the officers involved as Officer B.K. Ayers and Officer B. Ferguson. They were placed on administrative leave during the investigation, as is standard procedure.

Ferguson was approaching a green Cadillac Seville he had stopped when a confrontation ensued, police said. Ferguson started shooting during the confrontation, and the car sped away.

The car circled a business at 16th and Liberty streets and hit a chain-link fence, police said. Ayers, who was responding on foot to assist, shot the car as it went east on Liberty Street, police said.

The car crashed into the side of Gilmore's Funeral Home at 1609 N. Liberty St., next to a Citgo gas station. Police released no other information, saying the investigation continues.

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